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Where the death of, or bodily injury to, an employee engaged in driving a motor vehicle arises out of…

Chapter VII (Sections 73 to 99) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 governs Employee's Compensation (replacing the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, formerly the Workmen's…

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Where the death of, or bodily injury to, an employee engaged in driving a motor vehicle arises out of and in the course of employment, besides a claim before the Claims Tribunal under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the statutory regime governing the employer's liability for employee's compensation (with the claimant having to elect between the two forums under Section 167 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988) is contained in Chapter VII of the:

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Chapter VII (Sections 73 to 99) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 governs Employee's Compensation (replacing the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, formerly the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923). Where death or bodily injury to an employee (such as a driver, conductor, or goods-carriage worker) results from a motor vehicle accident arising out of and in the course of employment, Section 167 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 read with Section 164 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 and Section 8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 gives the person entitled to compensation the option to claim under either the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 or Chapter VII of the Code on Social Security, 2020, but not under both. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 do not govern statutory employee's compensation.

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